Folding bed-lounge



(No Model.)

F. E. MORRIS.

FOLDING BED LOUNGE.

N0.'441,251. Patented Nov. 25, 1890.

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way/4W4 ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK E. MORRIS, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

FOLDING BED-LOUNGE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 441,251, dated November25, 1890.

Application filed March 14, 1890- Eerial No. 34:3,937l (N0 model.)

To 0022 whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. MORRIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in FoldingBed-Lounges; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to folding bed-lounges, and particularly to thatclass of folding bedlounges which consist of two parts hinged togetherin such manner that one part opens or unfolds for the purpose of formingthe bed, the part which unfolds being provided with legs or supports,and the whole so constructed that an even surface is presented ofsufficient size for an ordinary bed. I

The object of my invention is to provide the back of the lounge with asufficient space to receive one half of the bed, which half is hinged tothe frame-work and folding within the back, making an upholstered backfor the lounge when not in use as a bed, the other half of the bed beingadapted to fold into the receptacle in the frame of the lounge. Thisobject I accomplish by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of my foldingbed-lounge folded; Fig. 2, an end elevation of the same; Fig. 3, atransverse vertical section of the same open.

Like letters refer to like parts throughout the drawings.

A represents the frame-Work of the lounge proper or stationary section;B, the framework of the folding part, which is hinged to the stationarypart by the hinges K, placed in that part of the structure forming thefront legs when the bed is folded to form a lounge.

O is the mattress, having a tight board bottom O',provided with aframe-work having end pieces C", provided with slots M, and is hinged tothe frame-work D of the back by means of slots M and pins N, secured toframe D. The upright frame-work D is open in front, and at the back isprovided with a sack E, into which the mattress passes when folded up,the slot and pin allowing it to drop down, so as to pass freely into thesame. The forward portion of C, which is its upper portion whenvertical, is upholstered at F and forms the back of the lounge proper.

L is the bottom of the receptacle and supports the mattress O, whichalso has a covering J and springs O O.

The folding section B is simply a doublesided mattress having legs G,which, when the bed is folded, are in contact with frame D, as shown inFig. 2, coverings H and I, and double-acting springs O O.

In folding the lounge, part 0 is first folded within the back, asalready described. The part B is then folded over upon the part A, asshown in Fig. 2. The dotted lines I and L in the figure, showing thepositions of these parts, indicate the space vacated by mattress O,which may now be utilized as a receptacle for the bedclothes.

I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States-* In a folding bed-lounge, the combination of thestationary section having an open back, a sack secured to said openback, a mattress 0, having a frame provided with slots, pins secured tothe stationary receptacle and traveling in said slots, and a foldingsection hinged to said stationary section and comprising a frame andcovered mattress carried thereby.

In testimony WhereofI affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' FRANK E MORRIS.

Witnesses:

DENNIS L. ROGERS, LUTHER V. MoULroN.

